Glomerulonephrltis, Acute

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Test:

Usnicroscopy (cells & casts), Hb (L), S.urea (H);U.pH (acid), U.protein (+), ASOT (FT), ESR (H), S.creatinine (1-1), U.blood (+)

Sign:

Hypertension, pitting oedema, oliguria, tachycar-dia

Dd:

Angioneurotic oedema, SLE, polyarteritis nodose,subacute bacterial endocarditis, sarcoidosis, uri­nary tract infection, prostatitis, chronic renal dis­ease, toxins

Phys:

Immunological disorder resulting in generalised giomerular inflammation, and a subsequent fail­ure in renal function. May follow an acute strepto­coccal infection